It's been a plumbing crisis here...2 weeks ago water in the garage...thought it was leaky dishwasher (which needed replacing anyways) but it was a pipe in the wall...fortunately it was almost at ground level so not much damage.
Had dishwasher replaced last week...uncovered a leaky kitchen faucet that has caused pretty extensive water/mold damage under sink and adjacent cabinet interior. Been trying to dry it out for the last week.
Bought a new faucet to replace the leaky one and I go to shut the H and C water off...Cold won't shut off. Valve turns but nothing happens.
I take it that I need to shut off at the main valve before I do anything and either replace the cold water shut-off valve or put another one in as an extension between the broken valve and the faucet supply line. The latter is kind of cheating so how hard is it to replace the regular quarter-turn shut-off valve?
Any advice is appreciated.
Had dishwasher replaced last week...uncovered a leaky kitchen faucet that has caused pretty extensive water/mold damage under sink and adjacent cabinet interior. Been trying to dry it out for the last week.
Bought a new faucet to replace the leaky one and I go to shut the H and C water off...Cold won't shut off. Valve turns but nothing happens.
I take it that I need to shut off at the main valve before I do anything and either replace the cold water shut-off valve or put another one in as an extension between the broken valve and the faucet supply line. The latter is kind of cheating so how hard is it to replace the regular quarter-turn shut-off valve?
Any advice is appreciated.